The case in which police said a boy’s foster father shoved the boy’s head into a toilet and beat him has the Children, Youth and Families Department calling for an internal investigation.

Bosque Farms police have arrested 56-year-old Roger Sisneros and charged him with four counts of child abuse. They said the victim was his 7-year-old grandson, also in his care as a foster child.

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Last Thursday, Sisneros called CYFD telling them he disciplined his grandson -- that he slapped him in the face, investigators said. As a foster parent, Sisneros is required to notify CYFD if he disciplines the boy.

Police said a CYFD worker responded that Thursday, but the child remained in the house with his grandfather.

Bosque Farms police said they were notified the following day. When they saw the boy's injuries, they immediately called paramedics, who took the boy to the hospital because of multiple injuries to the child's head, face and chest.

"We are very concerned about this situation, how it was handled," said CYFD Cabinet Secretary Monique Jacobson. "I'm personally taking this very seriously. I can tell you the apparent abuse this child experienced is inexcusable, and I can tell you we are doing a very thorough internal investigation into the decisions made by our employee.”

Jacobson said the employee is not allowed to have contact with clients during this investigation.